"I want everybody to shop at my store," she said, adding that the best way to be politically active is to do it at the ballot box.

Rufus Diggs, 34, of Victoria, agreed.

"If you feel that strongly about something, go vote," Diggs said.

Otherwise, he prefers people and businesses keep their political views private.

Danny Garcia, the Democratic Party candidate for Precinct 1 Victoria County Commissioner, said although campaign signs at businesses benefit candidates and the public, endorsing one over another can be disadvantageous to that business.

The signs help candidates "build a network" that allows them to be associated with people who can then promote the election. Once a business owner allows a candidate to post a sign, "then they should open the doors to all candidates," Garcia said.

Businesses should be cautious about endorsing one candidate over another, he said.

"If a business wants to endorse a candidate, I don't see that it's beneficial to a business to do that," Garcia said. "They should support the candidates who are running out there. Whoever they're voting for is entirely up to them."